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The Bank has just raised interest rates again by 0.5%, to a total of 4% – but the recession will be milder than expected.
The problems have been "amplified" by Brexit, the former Bank of England governor said.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has offered hope for the cost of living crisis despite hiking interest rates again.
Mortgage-owners and savers are set to be affected.
Meanwhile, the central bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, warned the UK's post-Covid recovery is "dramatically" slower than the eurozone and US.
Senior economist Michael Saunders thinks country "wouldn’t be talking about an austerity budget" if it had stayed in the EU.
The chancellor warned of "extremely difficult decisions" to restore confidence and economic stability.
And it's not just because a recession is near.
"We had to step in quickly and we had to step in quite decisively," the governor of the Bank of England said.
The Bank of England's latest statement is a big deal.